Retrophyllum comptonii

Retrophyllum comptonii is a species of conifer in the family Podocarpaceae. It is a tree endemic to New Caledonia.^[2]

Retrophyllum comptonii
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Gymnospermae
Division:	Pinophyta
Class:	Pinopsida
Order:	Araucariales
Family:	Podocarpaceae
Genus:	Retrophyllum
Species:	R. comptonii
Binomial name
Retrophyllum comptonii (J.Buchholz) C.N.Page
Synonyms[2]
Decussocarpus comptonii (J.Buchholz) de Laub. Nageia comptonii (J.Buchholz) de Laub. Podocarpus comptonii J.Buchholz

It is native to Grande Terre, New Caledonia's main island, where it ranges from Port Boise in the far south to Mont Ignambi on the northeast coast. It grows in montane rain forest and shrubland (maquis), on both ultramafic and schist substrates, from 700 to 1,450 metres elevation, and occasionally as low as 200 meters.^[1]